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Huestis is coming to CSCC in Ottawa June 5th.

Symposium: Hot Topics in Toxicology: The Opioid Crisis and Cannabis Legalization
Tuesday June 5, 0900-1200


THC: The Great Cannabis Experiment

Marilyn Huestis, Senior Fellow, Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis & Hemp

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session participants will be able to:
Describe the endogenous cannabis system.
Describe the effect of cannabis on lateral control.
Describe the rapidity with which ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol leaves the blood after cannabis inhalation.
Explain the advantages and limitations of oral fluid testing for cannabis.

This session will cover the short and long-term effects of cannabis medicalization and commercialization. The presentation will focus on the effects of cannabis on driving and new data from the world’s most advanced driving simulator, and data from the Drug Recognition Examiner study of 302 cannabis only cases. The session will be of value to Clinical Chemists, Trainees, Pathologists and the general public.